1. Groupe d'Economie Mondiale http://gem.sciences-po.fr How to use the acquis communautaire? Patrick A. Messerlin Groupe d’Economie Mondiale at Sciences Po Video-conference The World Bank Paris, France February 5, 2010

2. Groupe d'Economie Mondiale http://gem.sciences-po.fr Overview  Acquis communautaire (“acquis”): its growth and stock its two main goals  Acquis: far to be the key Regulatory assessment Performances of the “New Member States”  How to use the acquis?

3. Groupe d'Economie Mondiale http://gem.sciences-po.fr Acquis: its growth & stock Rapid growth: GDP growth+1% (1990s), GDP growth+3% (2000) => Stock of 1600+ texts. Covers complex issues: from industrial standards to services.

4. Groupe d'Economie Mondiale http://gem.sciences-po.fr Acquis: its two main goals  Setting pro-competitive rules raise few problems: positive impact when generates complex procedures => then should look for “simplification”.  Setting norms raises (much) more serious questions: Norms are often function of the income level. Norms tend to raise (immediate) costs. Hence, the richer the people are, the more often they consider norms as desirable and the more they can afford cost-increasing regulations. Challenge for the EU neighbors, and increasingly internal EU challenge because the EU is increasingly heterogeneous.

5. Groupe d'Economie Mondiale http://gem.sciences-po.fr Acquis: far to be the key (1)

6. Groupe d'Economie Mondiale http://gem.sciences-po.fr Acquis: far to be the key (2)

7. Groupe d'Economie Mondiale http://gem.sciences-po.fr How to use the acquis?  (i) Areas with little work beyond WTO/ENP, (ii) areas where deep integration is in the ENP best interests, (iii) areas with significant regulatory costs and (iv) areas to be excluded.

8. Groupe d'Economie Mondiale http://gem.sciences-po.fr How to use the acquis?  Looking at alternatives (airlines)

9. Groupe d'Economie Mondiale http://gem.sciences-po.fr Thank You for Your Attention

10. Groupe d'Economie Mondiale http://gem.sciences-po.fr Additional slides (if necessary)

11. Groupe d'Economie Mondiale http://gem.sciences-po.fr The EU: Sixteen Treaties plus one?

12. Groupe d'Economie Mondiale http://gem.sciences-po.fr Acquis growth  The acquis consists in (i) regulations and (ii) directives  Acquis growth: 1990s: 3% pa (2% GDP) 2000s: 5.4% pa (2.2% GDP)  Large turnover of EU regulations (bottom curves)

13. Groupe d'Economie Mondiale http://gem.sciences-po.fr Acquis: pro-competitive vs. norm setting

14. Groupe d'Economie Mondiale http://gem.sciences-po.fr Regulatory reform: a process much more competitive than expected  The EU reality:  EF: loosing ground with respect WE & reference countries  WE: loosing ground with respect the reference countries  EC: catching up  Beyond averages: individual Member States show very different evolutions

15. Groupe d'Economie Mondiale http://gem.sciences-po.fr Regulatory reforms: what for?  Economists’ focus on the link between regulatory reforms and efficiency. But, need to adjust to the European environment: what about the link between regulatory reforms and ‘happiness’?